Games & Humor

Lorne Michaels backstage at the SNL 40th Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, NY on February 15, 2015.

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'If They Have It, It's Undeniable': Lorne Michaels On Casting 'SNL'

7:57am October 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Saturday Night Live executive producer says criticism of the show's perceived lack of diversity frustrated him, but that the perception needed to be addressed.

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The Sorrow And The Pity

10:42am October 08, 2015

In this game we ask our contestants to channel their best Mr. T impersonation and answer questions about things that rhyme with "fool."

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No Expiration Date

10:42am October 08, 2015

Indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids wishes you knew just how dark their band name is.

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Elementary My Dear Emma Watson

10:42am October 08, 2015

We give clues from a film plus celebrity names for our contestants to combine.

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Alone, Together

10:42am October 08, 2015

Jonathan Coulton sings clues about famously solitary people set to songs about being alone.

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Disney Uncensored

10:42am October 08, 2015

In this game we uncover the dark secrets behind Disney's beloved animated films. We give a summary of the original story — guess the title of the watered-down Disney version.

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Opposites Attract

10:42am October 08, 2015

The word "sanction" can mean both "to approve or permit" and "to punish." Weird, huh? It's an example of a contronym: a word that can be its own opposite, or have two contradictory meanings.

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I Saw The Seinfeld

10:42am October 08, 2015

In this game we put our VIPs, The Milk Carton Kids, on the same team. Kenneth describes famous Seinfeld catchphrases to Joey, who must guess the line.

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The Most Important Quiz Of The Day

10:42am October 08, 2015

West Egg on a Seabiscuit with Lady Marmalade―yum! For our final round, every correct answer is a word, phrase, or proper noun that contains the name of a breakfast food or beverage.

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Use The Force

1:40pm October 07, 2015

In this game, we ask our contestants whether we should do or do not and they finish this phrase with words that rhyme with try, all in their best Yoda-speak.

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